The most often overlooked solution to most performance problems with Windows XP is to implement some form of registry repair. XP, Vista, ME, 2000 - regardless of the flavor of Windows that you are running, these all are intricately interdependent on the smooth function, speedy access, and accuracy of data when reading from or writing to the Windows registry.

Unfortunately, over time the Windows registry can become very large, as more and more data is being written to it. As more data is written to it, it can become extremely bloated and unoptimized. In fact, referential integrity errors can creep up into the registry as well, due to presence of obsolete data.

When you perform registry repair, XP and all other Windows versions, will exhibit a significant performance boost, almost instantly. No reboot is even required.

So if your computer is suffering from extremely slow response, your applications are crashing, you are being plagued with pop-ups and spyware, or your PC takes seemingly forever to boot up and shut down, then repairing the Windows registry is almost always a sure-fire cure.

The way it works is that your registry repair utility will sca

By Hugh Kent